My Life in Scotland

• Home to Portugal 9 years ago For New Year we gave ourselves a trip to Portugal! Home to see my husband's family and enjoy some sunshine. It was lovely! I wish we were still there. Waking up to this view right outside my window was just amazing. The sun was shining bright every single day and I took my jacket off most of the...
• London First 9 years ago It's been a long (and expensive!) road getting all of our new passports, visa's renewed and British citizenship for Sebastian. After it all we finally were able to go visit my husband's family in Portugal over the holiday's!Sebastian got the chicken pox during the break, but I was surprised at...
• How to Have a British Christmas 10 years ago I found this video a few days ago and I've been laughing ever since. It's all true. And I love it!
• {Ask Mary} What is Council Tax? 10 years ago After this post and the comments I realized that I should probably clarify exactly what is council tax and why you'll need to pay it when you move to Scotland.What is council tax?Council Tax is the system of local taxation used to part fund services provided by local authorities. The rate of tax...
• Visit Scotland: The Falls of Feugh 10 years ago Saturday was such a gorgeous day that we decided to hit the road and play tourist. It was cold but the sun was shining so it was really perfect. We headed to Banchory and stopped at The Falls of Feugh. Autumn is spawning time and you can watch the salmon swim upstream and actually jump out of the...

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